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HCM Daily Country Music News – August 27th, 2024

Posted by admin at 6:54 pm on August 27, 2024

Aug 272024

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This Date in Country Music History

2021 – Niko Moon released his debut album Good Time
2015 – Jennifer Nettles signed a solo recording deal with Big Machine
2013 – Alabama released their album Alabama and Friends featuring duets of their songs with several of today’s stars
2007 – Garth Brooks released his single “More Than A Memory,” the only country song to ever debut at #1 on the singles chart
2002 – Montgomery Gentry released their My Town album
1996 – Trisha Yearwood released her album Everybody Knows
1990 – Garth Brooks released his album No Fences
1977 – Crystal Gayle topped the charts for the first of 4 weeks with her hit single “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue

Today’s Birthdays

Carter Stanley (d)
Colt Ford
Jeff Cook (Alabama) (d)
Jeffrey Steele

Today’s New Albums

None Today

Today’s New Singles

Trouble – Myra Washington

Today’s Photo Flashback

None Today

This Week’s Notable Events

Eli Mosley – Creede, CO – Aug 28, 2024 – 8:00 pm
Toby Keith: American Icon – NBC – Aug 28, 2024 – 9:00 pm
Terri Clark – Nashville, TN – Aug 29, 2024 – 7:30 pm
Shania Twain – Las Vegas, NV – Aug 29, 2024 – 8:00 pm
Coyote Country’s Labor Day Festival – Gail, TX – Aug 31, 2024
Shania Twain – Las Vegas, NV – Aug 31, 2024 – 8:00 pm
Coyote Country’s Labor Day Festival – Gail, TX – Sep 01, 2024
Shania Twain – Las Vegas, NV – Sep 01, 2024 – 8:00 pm

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36th Annual MusicRow Award Winners Announced

Posted by admin at 6:37 pm on August 27, 2024

Aug 272024

LIST OF 36th ANNUAL MUSICROW AWARDS WINNERS

Category 1—Producer Of The Year
Jay Joyce

Category 2—Label Group Of The Year
Big Loud Records

Category 3—Talent Agency Of The Year
WME

Category 4—Breakthrough Songwriter Of The Year
Ryan Larkins

Category 5—Breakthrough Artist-Writer Of The Year
Ashley Cooke

Category 6—Male Songwriter Of The Year
Ashley Gorley

Category 7—Female Songwriter Of The Year
Jessi Alexander

Category 8—Song Of The Year
“Dirt Cheap”
Songwriter: Josh Phillips

Category 9—Discovery Artist Of The Year
Zach Top

Category 10—Breakthrough Artist Of The Year
Shaboozey

Category 11—Female Artist Of The Year
Lainey Wilson

Category 12—Male Artist Of The Year
Jelly Roll

Category 13—Group/Duo Artist Of The Year
Old Dominion

Category 14—Entertainer Of The Year
Lainey Wilson

LIST OF MUSICROW’S 2024 TOP 10 ALBUM ALL-STAR MUSICIAN WINNERS

Bass
Jimmie Lee Sloas

Drums
Jerry Roe

Engineer
Jim Cooley

Fiddle
Jenee Fleenor

Guitar
Derek Wells

Keyboards
Dave Cohen

Steel
TIE: Justin Schipper & Paul Franklin

Vocals
TIE: Wes Hightower, Mike Meadows & Caitlin Evanson

HCM Daily Country Music News – August 26th, 2024

Posted by admin at 9:49 pm on August 26, 2024

Aug 262024

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This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Oliver Anthony scored a #1 Billboard Country Single with “Rich Men North of Richmond”
2022 – The Kenny Chesney & Old Dominion duet “Beer With My Friends” was released. It would peak at #28 on the Country Aircheck radio airplay chart.
2022 – Hardy released his hit duet “Wait in the Truck” with Lainey Wilson
2022 – Ingrid Anders released her album Good Person
2017 – Brett Eldredge scored a #1 album with his self-titled album Brett Eldredge
2016 – Florida Georgia Line released their album Dig Your Roots
2016 – Sam Hunt earned a lot of hardware. “Take Your Time” was certified triple platinum, “Break Up In A Small Town,” “Leave The Night On,” and “House Party” were certified double-platinum, and “Make You Miss Me” and “Ex To See” were certified platinum
2014 – Brad Paisley released his album Moonshine in the Trunk
2013 – The Band Perry released their single “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely”
2013 – Dierks Bentley released his single “I Hold On”
2008 – The Lost Trailers released their album Holler Back
2008 – Jimmy Wayne released his album Do You Believe Me Now
2000 – Darryl Worley made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2000 – Pam Tillis officially joined the Grand Ole Opry
1997 – Martina McBride released her album Evolution
1985 – George Strait released his single “The Chair”
1977 – Ronnie McDowell made his Grand Ole Opry debut

Today’s Birthdays

Brian Kelley (Florida Georgia Line)

Today’s New Albums

None Today

Today’s New Singles

Am I Okay? – Megan Moroney
Dinner and a Heartbreak – Jenni Dale Lord Band
Hit the Hay Runnin’ – Aaron Watson (to radio)
Put Myself On – Brian Kelley
Waylon My Boy – Danny Kensy

Today’s Photo Flashback

Mikel Knight – 8/26/11 – Renegades in West Palm Beach, FL

This Week’s Notable Events

Eli Mosley – Creede, CO – Aug 28, 2024 – 8:00 pm
Toby Keith: American Icon – NBC – Aug 28, 2024 – 9:00 pm
Terri Clark – Nashville, TN – Aug 29, 2024 – 7:30 pm
Shania Twain – Las Vegas, NV – Aug 29, 2024 – 8:00 pm
Coyote Country’s Labor Day Festival – Gail, TX – Aug 31, 2024
Shania Twain – Las Vegas, NV – Aug 31, 2024 – 8:00 pm
Coyote Country’s Labor Day Festival – Gail, TX – Sep 01, 2024
Shania Twain – Las Vegas, NV – Sep 01, 2024 – 8:00 pm

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HCM Daily Country Music News – Friday, August 23rd, 2024

Posted by admin at 10:37 pm on August 23, 2024

Aug 232024

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This Date in Country Music History

2023 – HCM Daily Country Music News – August 23rd, 2023
2022 – HCM Daily Country Music News – August 23rd, 2022
2021 – HCM Daily News – August 23rd, 2021
2021 – Sara Evans filed for divorce from Jay Barker
2021 – Chris Young and Mitchell Tenpenny‘s song “At the End of a Bar” was released
2021 – Today’s New Music – August 23rd, 2021
2021 – Hardy announced his engagement to Caleigh Ryan
2021 – Applebees launched an ad campaign featuring the viral Walker Hayes hit “Fancy Like”
2020 – HCM Daily News – August 23rd, 2020
2019 – Midland released their album Let It Roll
2019 – Vince Gill released his album Okie
2019 – Tanya Tucker released her album While I’m Livin’
2017 – Little Big Town‘s single “Better Man” was certified platinum
2017 – Justin Moore saw 2 of his albums get certified platinum: Justin Moore and Outlaws Like Me
2011 – Sunny Sweeney released her album Concrete
2005 – Trick Pony released their album R.I.D.E.
2004 – Big & Rich‘s single “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)” is released for commercial sale
2003 – Trace Adkins was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry
1993 – Brad Paisley moved to Nashville from West Virigina
1980 – Eddie Rabbitt topped the charts with “Drivin’ My Life Away’
1975 – Glen Campbell scored a #1 hit with “Rhinestone Cowboy”
1969 – Johnny Cash topped the charts with his hit “A Boy Named Sue”
1952 – Kitty Wells became the first woman to ever score a #1 hit as “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” topped the charts

Today’s Birthdays

Barry Bales (Union Station)
Becky Robertson (Carter’s Chord)
Chuck Tilley (Sixwire)
Dennis Robbins
Ira Dean (Trick Pony)
Randy Rogers
Rex Allen Jr.
Shelly Fairchild
Tex Williams (d)
Woody Paul (Riders in the Sky)

Today’s New Albums

Billie Jo Jones – Some Girls Don’t Cry
Colby Acuff – American Son
India Ramey – Baptized by the Blaze
Lainey Wilson – Whirlwind
Randy Rogers Band – Roller Coaster: 20th Anniversary
Thomas Rhett – About a Woman
Warren Zeiders – Relapse
Whey Jennings – Jekyll & Hyde
Wild Ponies – Dreamers

Today’s New Singles

Aren’t We All – Mark Elliott
Backroad Believer – Trey Calloway
Colorado – Drew Green w/ Hardy
Come Pick Me Up – Mason Ramsey
Daddy’s Girl – Lou Ridley
Different Life – Bonner Rhae
Feels So Good – Bubba Westly
Getting in the Mood – Bubba Bellin
Gone (And Moving On) – Diamond Dixie
Greatest Show on Earth – CJ Field
Green in Colorado – Casey Donahew
Looking for Rain – Kate Watson
Rock Bottom – Presley Phillips
Satisfied with Your Love – Benjamin Tod
Silvera-do-si-do – Jade Eagleson
Someone Wake Me Up – Darci Lynne
Two Blue Chairs & You – Zac Brown Band
Upbringing – Noah Thompson
What Do You Say – James House
What’s Love Got to Do With It – Ian Flannigan
Why – David Nail & Aubrie Sellers

Today’s Photo Flashback

This Week’s Notable Events

Dan + Shay, Jake Owen, Dylan Marlowe – Tampa, FL – August 23, 2024 – 7:00 pm
Terri Clark – The Villages, FL – August 23, 2024 – 7:00 pm
Shania Twain – Las Vegas, NV – Aug 23, 2024 – 8:00 pm
Ryan Montgomery – Davie, FL – August 24, 2024
Chris Janson, Tracy Byrd & Terri Clark at Bulls & Bands – Arcadia, FL – August 24, 2024 – 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Wade Hayes – Weirsdale, FL – August 24, 2024 – 7:00 pm
Shania Twain – Las Vegas, NV – Aug 24, 2024 – 8:00 pm
Orville Peck, Tanya Tucker – Nashville, TN – Aug 24, 2024 – 11:00 pm
Luke Bryan, Tracy Lawrence, Bailey Zimmerman, Chayce Beckham – Chicago, IL – Aug 25, 2024

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HCM Daily Country Music News – August 22nd, 2024

Posted by admin at 10:41 pm on August 22, 2024

Aug 222024

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Music Video: “Just To Say We Did” by Kenny Chesney

This Date in Country Music History

2023 – HCM Daily Country Music News – August 22nd, 2023
2022 – HCM Daily Country Music News – August 22nd, 2022
2022 – Parmalee released their single “Girl In Mine”
2020 – Luke Bryan scored a #1 album with Born Here Live Here Die Here
2020 – HCM Daily News – August 22nd, 2020
2018 – Luke Combs picked up a lot of hardware for some of his singles: “Hurricane” was certified Triple Platinum, “When It Rains It Pours” was certified Double Platinum, and “One Number Away” was certified Platinum
2018 – Old Dominion scored 3 Platinum singles: “No Such Thing As A Broken Heart”, “Written in the Sand”, and “Song For Another Time”
2016 – Cole Swindell’s song “You Should Be Here” was certified Platinum
1998 – Jo Dee Messina scored a #1 hit with the Phil Vassar penned “I’m Alright”
1997 – Mark Wills made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1995 – Collin Raye released his album I Think About You
1987 – Restless Heart topped the charts with their hit “Why Does It Have To Be (Wrong or Right)”